Destination measures record the number of students who have been in a sustained destination for six months in the year after finishing key stage 4 or 16-18 study (from October to March, or any six consecutive months for apprenticeships).
The most current reported data held by the Government was published on gov.uk in February 2025 and is for 2022 leavers.
Key Stage 4 destinations (2022 leavers)
The information below shows pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022 and stayed in education, employment or training for at least 2 terms after this:
| Number of pupils included in the destination measures below | 223 |
| Pupils staying in education or employment | 99% |
| Pupils staying in education (all education providers) | 87% |
| – Pupils staying in education (school sixth forms) | (66%) |
| – Pupils staying in education (sixth form colleges) | (8%) |
| – Pupils staying in education (further education colleges) | (9%) |
| – Pupils staying in education (other education destinations) | (4%) |
| Pupils in Apprenticeships | 5% |
| Pupils staying in employment (or combination of education and employment) | 7% |
| Pupils not staying in education or employment | 1% |
| Destination unknown | 0% |
Key Stage 5 destinations (2022 leavers)
The information below shows students who reached the end of 16-18 study in 2022 and stayed in education or employment for at least 2 terms after thi
| School/College | 84% | |||
| Local authority average | 83% | |||
| England Average | 80% | |||
| Number of students included in the destination measures below | 141 |
| Students staying in education | 63% |
| Students entering apprenticeships | 1% |
| Students entering employment | 20% |
| Students not in education or employment | 12% (England 15%) |
| Destination unknown | 4% (England 5%) |
- Students taking a gap year are not included in the “education” 63% above
The Cotswold School 2024 Leavers’ Destinations
The following information is The Cotswold School’s own records of the destinations of our 2024 leavers, gathered in September 2024. We do not yet know whether these destinations have been sustained. The Government has not yet published this data.
Key Stage 4 destinations (2024 Leavers)
| Number of students in Year 11 in 2023-2024 | 242 | 100% |
| The Cotswold School Sixth Form | 153 | 63% |
| Other School Sixth Forms | 6 | 2% |
| Sixth Form college | 63 | 26% |
| – Cirencester College | (24) | (10%) |
| – Hartpury College | (16) | (7%) |
| – Witney College | (6) | (2%) |
| – Gloucestershire College | (5) | (2%) |
| – All other colleges (1 or 2 pupils at each) | (11) | (5%) |
| Apprenticeship | 8 | 3% |
| Employment with training | 3 | 1% |
| Repeating Year 11 at The Cotswold School | 1 | 0.4% |
| Seeking apprenticeship, employment or college place | 8 | 3% |
Key Stage 5 destinations (2024 Leavers)
| Number of students in Year 13 in 2023-2024 | 145 | 100% |
| Students who started a university degree in Autumn 2024 | 80 | 55% |
| Students holding a place to go to university in Autumn 2025 | 13 | 9% |
| – Number of Oxbridge places (of the 93 above) | 4 | 3% |
| – Number of Russell Group places (of the 93 above) | 52 | 36% |
| Students who started Art Foundation courses in Autumn 2024 | 7 | 5% |
| Students who started other Further Education in Autumn 2024 | 2 | 1% |
| Students who took a gap year intending to start university in 2025 | 10 | 7% |
| Students who started or were seeking apprenticeships in Sept 2024 | 6 | 4% |
| Students who started or were seeking employment in Sept 2024 | 35 | 24% |
| Students who stayed at Cotswold School Sixth Form for third year | 2 | 1% |
